Legal Opinion

People v. Anderson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 1, 1981No. 80-167PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nash

Following a jury trial defendant, Lewis Anderson, was convicted of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1) and sentenced to a term of 42 months’ imprisonment. His sole contention on appeal is that prejudicial remarks made by the prosecution during closing arguments denied him a fair trial. We do not agree and affirm.

The record discloses that on December 9, 1979, Detective Roland Donnelli of the Rockford Police Department responded to a radio dispatch that a burglar alarm had been set off at the West End Pharmacy. Upon arriving at the scene Detective Donnelli observed a man…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  2. The People v. NilssonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  3. People v. WeathersIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  4. The People v. NaujokasIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  5. People v. CrossnoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. JenkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  2. People v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. AlexanderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  4. People v. CartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  5. People v. GreenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018

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